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C-print mounted on diasec Italy, 2007, printed 2012 Massimo Vitali (b. 1944) - Italian photographer 'Modello Paddle Boats' From an edition of 35 Dimensions: 36 ⅕ x 46 ½ in. (92 x 118 cm.) Very good condition Best known for his beach scene photographs, Massimo Vitali set up a custom-made perch 20 to 30 feet in the air to frame the landscape background in his large format camera. After waiting for the area to fill up with people, he then takes his images. This photograph is rich with banal detail; a large mass of people is crowded close together, wedged between the storefront and the sea, while toy-like paddle boats float in the foreground. Executed in 2007 and printed in 2012, this c-print is mounted on diasec. From an edition of 35, this work measures 36 ⅕ x 46 ½ inches. Excellent, original condition. Massimo Vitali (Italian, b. 1944) Best known for his large-format color photographs of beach scenes, pools and leisure scenes often taken from removed vantage points. Born in Como, Vitali studied photography in the 1960s at the London College of Printing, and pursued a career in photojournalism in the 1970s for several European magazines, among other publications. In the 1980s, he began working with cinematography for television and film, before focusing on photography for purely artistic purposes. Vitali's work is held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, among other institutions. He currently lives and works in Berlin and in Lucca, Italy.